Infrastructure

A report from the UK’s long-term saving industry draws up an action plan to generate more private investment in support of public infrastructure spending from the UK’s new National Wealth Fund and other sources. 

‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: Infrastructure investors are playing a central role in funding the energy transition but sustainable infrastructure strategies are increasingly encompassing social impact and factoring in a just transition.

The new fund will focus on investments in commercially proven technologies such as onshore wind, solar panels and small-scale hydropower.

Acre Impact Capital has raised $100m to plug the financing gap for state-sponsored climate-aligned infrastructure projects in Africa with targeted debt financing.

The public-private partnership of insurers and global policymakers is working with BlackRock to put a new blueprint of scalable solutions for infrastructure projects into action.

The new mandate will focus on climate change and UN Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13, according to IPE Quest.

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Guide 2024: While the infrastructure asset class in general has faced a slowdown in fundraising recently, investor appetite for gaining exposure to infrastructure impact funds is on the up, across sectors and geographies.

The blended finance fund, which invests in green energy and infrastructure in developing countries, is focused on climate mitigation and adaptation, social development, economic infrastructure and gender equality investment.

If Tony Dalwood wasn’t running Gresham House, he may have become a sports coach. He told Impact Investor how a career in rugby helped him build a multi-billion business, and why investing in sustainability is a safe bet.